Challenge

Carpathics Field
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stefan Dobay took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobald Karanewski in the 3rd minute of play. Mariano Lacasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Indiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thiago Pliego was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teobald Karanewski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Teobald Karanewski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thiago Pliego came out and tried to block the shot, but Teobald Karanewski slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 12th minute. Thiago Pliego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teobald Karanewski went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobald Karanewski in the 17th minute of the match. When Carpathians's Teobald Karanewski in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chile's goalie prevented a goal. 21 minutes into the game, Mariano Lacasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Călin Ghioncu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Mariano Lacasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lacasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Călin Ghioncu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodrigo Marinho kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 32nd minute of play forced Carpathians's goalkeeper Călin Ghioncu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Călin Ghioncu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 34th minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 40 played minutes Carpathians got a freekick which was hit by Connor Hughes. Teobald Karanewski's late challenge caught a Chile's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teobald Karanewski helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Carpathians's Teobald Karanewski got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Carpathians's Călin Ghioncu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacasa to make the kick off. Cazimir Feteanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Pliego having to interfere. Călin Ghioncu made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. Călin Ghioncu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 58th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Chile's Mariano Lacasa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Călin Ghioncu. That made the score 3-2 after 58 minutes of play. Carpathians made a substitution. Pär Öman replaced Troizen Giannakopoulos. Carpathians's Călin Ghioncu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Carpathians from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Marinho in the 80th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Carpathians's Stefan Dobay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Pliego made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Carpathians's Gheorghe Ciurea was substituted for Teobald Karanewski. Alan Tamayo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 87 minutes into the match. Ercan Sabahaddin placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 97th minute, Gerardo Pozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Ciurea in the 99th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Carpathians had won after a very even match.